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pbertner

Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 889 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:43 am Post subject: Peru: Tambopata Reserve part IV |
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Amblypygid displaying parental care:
Katydid:
This aposematic hawkmoth caterpillar (Sphingidae) uses its long tail to discourage parasitoid wasps and flies, which would otherwise lay there eggs on it:
Butterfly:
Mosquito B+W:
Basket cocoon of a Urodid moth:
A Uloborid spider with coloured web- the patterns possibly the result of thin-film interference, the same phenomena responsible for the iridescent colours visible within soap bubbles or oil slicks:
Jumping spider with fly prey:
Bark mantis with prey:
Hirtella racemose, an understory rainforest shrub:
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Paul _________________ Paul
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Lou Jost
Joined: 04 Sep 2015 Posts: 2067 Location: Ecuador
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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What beautiful things. The amblypygid with kids is especially amazing. I had never seen that before, though I knew scorpions did it. Your framing and composition on that picture is really good. _________________ Lou Jost
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pbertner

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Beatsy

Joined: 05 Jul 2013 Posts: 966 Location: Malvern, UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Wonderful images. I like the darker background and shadow tones you use; it somehow makes you feel you're "down there in the undergrowth" with the specimens. The basket cocoon is very interesting, probably my favourite, though it's tough to choose from such a lovely set! |
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nanometer
Joined: 30 Apr 2016 Posts: 125 Location: Tucson, AZ
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Wow--these are spectacular. You have an excellent understanding of lighting, composition, and colors! |
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pbertner

Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 889 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Thanks nanometer and beatsy.
Indeed that's the idea, working with the available light and to try to convey a feeling, as much as depicting the subject. The rainforest understory is a dark place, there's no debating that, but you might not think so with all the bright, punchy photos you see online. I'm a fan of the moodier, sombre tones that I see and experience, and then interspersing them with the bright joyful splashes of colour. In this manner it more accurately reflects my personal relationship with the rainforest. _________________ Paul
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Beatsy

Joined: 05 Jul 2013 Posts: 966 Location: Malvern, UK
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:55 am Post subject: |
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pbertner wrote: | Thanks nanometer and beatsy.
...In this manner it more accurately reflects my personal relationship with the rainforest. |
Mission accomplished! |
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micro_pix

Joined: 11 May 2012 Posts: 136
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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A beautiful set, I love the first one. |
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zzffnn

Joined: 22 May 2014 Posts: 1660 Location: Texas USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Stunning photos! Thank you for sharing!!
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MarkSturtevant

Joined: 21 Nov 2015 Posts: 326
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent! _________________ Mark Sturtevant
Dept. of Still Waters |
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zzffnn

Joined: 22 May 2014 Posts: 1660 Location: Texas USA
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Paul,
When you used flash for those beautiful images, what F stop did/do you usually start with? F/16 or F/22? Thank you.
I am here to learn; I know with APS-C Canons you can go higher than micro 4/3, before diffraction becomes significant. Some people go a little higher, while some go a little lower.
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microman
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Very intersting photos. A whole different world. The first one with the baby spiders is my favorite ! |
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pbertner

Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 889 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the kind comments all.
zzffnn - Hard to generalize. I start open and then close. It has more to do with available light in the rainforest understory than any attempt at end-to-end sharpness. I rarely go above f/11 with the 100mm or mpe. In bright light or with motionless subjects I'll stop down, but those are about the only instances. I shoot by my personal motto, if I want a shot like everyone else, then I'll shoot like everyone else. Otherwise I'll shoot in order to create something different, even if only slightly. _________________ Paul
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razashaikh
Joined: 14 Nov 2017 Posts: 103 Location: India
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Great set of pictures there. Keep up the great work. |
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ChrisR Site Admin
Joined: 14 Mar 2009 Posts: 7609 Location: Near London, UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:39 am Post subject: |
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Keep it up, indeed. The Uloborid spider's coloured web looks like something from a fantasy land. _________________ Chris R |
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